Mandeep Kaur
India
Research Article
Isolation and Characterization of Constituents from the Leaves of Xanthium strumarium and their Evaluation for Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential
Author(s): Mandeep Kaur, Anjoo Kamboj, Aarti Rathour and Ajay Kumar SalujaMandeep Kaur, Anjoo Kamboj, Aarti Rathour and Ajay Kumar Saluja
Xanthium strumarium L., belonging to the family compositae, is a medicinal plant commonly found as a weed, is widely distributed in North America, Brazil, China, Malasia and hotter part of India. The herb is traditionally used mostly in treating several ailments. The present research includes isolation and characterization of chemical constituents and in vitro evaluation of antioxidant potentials by three different assay methods of isolated constituents from leaves of Xanthium strumarium as the plant is an ingredient of various traditional preparations used in the treatment of various diseases. Three constituents (hexadecanoic acid, α-amyrin, 14-methyl-12,13-dehydro-sitosterol-heptadeconate) were isolated and the structures of these compounds have been established by spectroscopic methods (UV,1H-NMR, IR, MS). All these constitue.. View More»
